Acetylenic inhibited platinum catalyzed organopolysiloxane composition



United States Patent 3,445,420 ACETYLENIC INHIBITED PLATINUM CATA- LYZED ORGAN OPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSI- TION Gust J. Kookootsedes and Edwin P. Plneddemann, Midland, Mich., assignors to Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, Mich., a corporation of Michigan No Drawing. Filed June 23, 1966, Ser. No. 559,729 Int. Cl. C08g 47/02 US. Cl. 260-37 12 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A curable composition which can be stored in the presence of the catalyst but cures by heating or exposure to the atmosphere is a mixture of an olefin containing organosilicon polymer, an organosilicon compound containing silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms, a platinum catalyst and an acetylenic compound. The composition is usable as elastomers, potting compounds, sealants, dielectric gels, resins, coatings and the like.

This application relates to new, one-component organopolysiloxane compositions which are curable in the presence of platinum group metals by means of the reaction of ESlH groups and terminally-unsaturated monovalent hydrocarbon radicals.

More particularly, this application relates to new inhibitors for the above curing reaction which permit the storage of the above curable organopolysiloxanes in the presence of a curing catalyst for considerable lengths of time without curing.

Silicone compositions which are curable by the reaction of ESlH and silicon-bonded, terminally unsaturated olefin radicals are well known and are disclosed in such patents as US. 2,823,218 and US. 3,249,581, but it has been hitherto unknown that organic materials which contain acetylenic unsaturation and which have a boiling point of at least 25 C. serve as excellent cure inhibitors for the above compositions.

This application relates to a curable composition comprising (1) an organosilicon polymer having an average of from one to three groups per silicon atom selected from the group consisting of monovalent hydrocarbon radicals, free of acetylenic unsaturation, monovalent halohydrocarbon radicals, free of aliphatic unsaturation, and cyanoalkyl radicals, there being at least one terminally unsaturated monovalent olefin radical per molecule of (1), the remaining valences of the silicon atoms of the said organosilicon polymer being satisfied by selection from the group consisting of divalent oxygen atoms, divalent hydrocarbon radicals, free of acetylenic unsaturation, divalent hydrocarbon ether radicals, free of acetylenic unsaturation, and divalent haloarylene radicals, said divalent radicals linking silicon atoms, (2) an organosilicon compound containing at least one silicon-bonded hydrogen atom per molecule, there being in addition an average of up to two groups per silicon atom selected from the group consisting of monovalent hydrocarbon radicals free of aliphatic unsaturation, monovalent halohydrocarbon radicals free of aliphatic unsaturation, and cyanoalkyl radicals, the remaining valences of the silicon atoms being satisfied by groups selected from the group consisting of divalent oxygen atoms, divalent hydrocarbon radicals, free of aliphatic unsaturation, divalent hydrocarbon ether radicals free of aliphatic unsaturation, and divalent haloarylene radicals, said divalent radicals linking silicon atoms, the sum of the average number of terminally unsaturated monovalent olefin radicals per molecule of (1) and the average number of silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule of (2) being greater than 3, (3) a platinum catalyst in an amount of at least 0.5 part per million of platinum based on the combined weights of (1) and (2), and (4) an organic compound having a boiling point of at least 25 C. and at least one CEC group, said organic compound being free of nitrogen, carboxyl, phosphorus, mercapto groups, and carbonyl groups which are alpha to aliphatically unsaturated carbon atoms, there being at least 2 times the moles of -CEC- present as the moles of platinum present.

The term curable as used herein means that the compositions of this invention have the capability of forming compositions of increased molecular Weight.

It is preferred that ingredient (1) contain an average of at least two terminally unsaturated olefin radicals per molecule and that ingredient (2) contain an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule in order to permit the curing reaction to proceed to form very high molecular weight products which are useful gums, elastomers, etc.; but materials having a lower degree of cure can be used as fiowable dielectric gels, sealants, and other materials where it is desirable to cause a less viscous material to cure to a material of higher viscosity.

When either or both of ingredients 1) or (2) contain more than two of their respective olefin and SiH radicals, a correspondingly tighter cure is obtained. The various techniques of adjusting the crosslink density of a given cured material are well known to the art, and do not need to be discussed in detail.

The compositions of this invention are slower to cure under comparable conditions than is an equivalent composition which contains no ingredient (4). They are more versatile than compositions containing inhibitors such as benzotriazole, disclosed in US. Patent No. 3,192,- 181, as the inhibitors of this application are generally volatilizable out of the curable composition when it is not in a sealed container. The result is that compositions within the scope of this invention can be designed to be room temperature or low temperature curing in the open while exhibiting a higher inhibition to cure as long as they are sealed from the air.

It is preferable for ingredient (4) to have a boiling point of no more than 250 C. at standard pressure. Ingredient (4) should have a boiling point of at least 25 C. in order to avoid excessively rapid volatilization and cure.

Ingredient (4) can be any organic compound as described, e.g.

II IIdOCHiCHaCHtCECH, [HCEC CHCH:Cl2[-OCH:CHzO-] CHnCECH CECE 0 I oaadowmomomomczon, O=CECH O C slin CHaCHzOH=CH C HCH CE C H Ocnasozon, B050 W [ozo-ownu CECH ECH

15011 siczon, siom) [CHaSiOm on, 5 (but 5 (3113 CH3 I HCECSlO- A and the acetylenic materials shown in the examples.

Ingredient (4) is preferably a secondary or tertiary acetylenic alcohol, and is preferably present in at least 0.1 weight percent concentration.

Ingredient (3) can be any platinum catalyst, e.g. platinum deposited on charcoal or alumina, chloroplatinic acid, or the reaction product of chloroplatinic acid and olefins or organosilicon compounds containing olefin radicals.

Ingredients (1) and (2) are known materials and are disclosed in U.S. Patent 3,192,181, as well as in many other references.

Organosilicon compound (1) can be a resin, a fiuid or a substantially non-flowing high polymer such as is conventionally used in silicone rubber manufacture. Any monovalent hydrocarbon radical, halohydrocarbon radical, or cyanoalkyl radical which can be used with organosilicon compounds as stated above is operable in component (1 Examples of monovalent hydrocarbon radicals that can be used include, for example, alkyl radicals such as methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, octadecyl or myricyl; cycloalkyl radicals such as cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl; alkenyl radicals such as vinyl or cyclohexenyl; aralkyl radicals such as benzyl or 2-phenylethyl; alkaryl radicals such as tolyl or xylyl; and aryl radicals such as phenyl, naphthyl, xenyl or anthracyl.

Examples of monovalent halohydrocarbon radicals and cyanoalkyl radicals which can be used in (1) include chloromethyl, 3,3,3 trifluoropropyl, 2,3 dibromocyclopentyl, iodophenyl, dichloronaphthyl, Z-cyanoethyl, 2.- cyanopropyl, and omega-cyanooctadecyl.

Examples of terminally-unsaturated monovalent olefin radicals are allyl, CH CH(CH and any other monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing CH C=. The vinyl radical is preferred.

The monovalent organic radicals in (1) can be the same or different. The terminally unsaturated olefin radicals can also be the same or different. Organosilicon compounds (1) and (2) can each be copolymers or mixtures of copolymers.

The remaining valences of the silicon atoms in organosilicon compound (1) are satisfied by divalent oxygen, divalent hydrocarbon radicals, divalent hydrocarbon ether radicals and divalent haloarylene radicals as described above. Any one or more of the said divalent linkages can be present in component (1).

Examples of divalent radicals that can be used in component (1) include, for example, hydrocarbon radicals Such as -CH2-', CH CH 13-,

hydrocarbon ether radicals such as CH CH CH OCH CH and haloarylene radicals such as and Various preparations of materials that can be ingredient (1) are well known in the art. The monovalent radicals can be attached for instance, by either the so-called direct process or Grignard reactions, or in some cases by a psuedo Friedel-Crafts reaction. Other reactions normally used to introduce organic radicals can also be used. Silicon-bonded oxygen is introduced by hydrolysis of a hydrolyzable group (such as halogen, alkoxy or acyloxy) on silicon, as is well known in the art. Divalent organic radicals can be introduced via a Wurtz-type synthesis or a Grignard reaction, etc.

Ingredient (2) can be any compound as above defined. Examples of the substituents which can be found in ingredient (2) are listed above, and methods for preparing it are well known.

It is preferred for ingredient (1) and ingredient (2) to be organopolysiloxanes. Ingredient (1) is most preferably an organopolysiloxane having an average of from 1.98 to 2.05 groups per silicon atom which are selected from the group consisting of vinyl, methyl, phenyl, and

toluene, heptane, methylisobutylketone, isopropanol, tetrahydrofuran, dibutylether, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, chlorobenzene, trichlorotrifluoroethane, and chloroform. Water can be used as the diluent under conditions where there is little hydrolysis of the SiI-I bonds present.

3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, and having an average of from 2 to 5 It is preferred for the diluent to constitute from 60 to 5 vinyl groups per molecule, while ingredient (2) is most 99 Welght Percent Of e Pe P- preferably an organopolysiloxane having an average of 3 n efi Q I f 1S allowed to evaporate, to 75 silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule. the composition of thi invention cures 1n the customary The various known methods can b d to i h manner. These dispersions are therefore useful as coatingredients of this invention, e.g. by codispersing the ing e0II1P0S1ti0P for l, ingredients in a solvent or other liquid dispersing agent The e0II1P0$1l1I1 S of l lIll/eml'O11 can be deslgned to such as an emulsion carrier, or by milling or mixing. cure to thermesettmg f s to strong elastomefs, and The compositions of this invention are frequently to gels of y y yp whlch are useful for p r and strengthened in their cured form by the addition of a filler, eneapsulatlen- The flature Q the e e Pf y e.g. glass fibers, quartz, alumina or diatomaceous earth; pends the 61085111115 denslty and f e the silica soots, hydrogels or aerogels; silicas rendered hydro- Preparatlon 0f e Y P Products 15 Wlthm the sklll of phobic by treatment with trimethylchlorosilane, hexathese who arefamlhal' Wlth the methyldisilazane, triphenyltrimethylcyclotrisiloxane, etc.; The fenewlng mple are lllllstratlye Y Should Other known n not be construed as limiting the invention, which is prop- Other additives are also includable, e.g. compression erly delllleatedlnthe pp c1Bumsset aids, organosilicon and organic plasticizers, and reac- EXAMPLE 1 tive extending agents for cheapening the material and reducing the viscosity, particularly those which can graft Several 10 gram samples were prepared of a commerinto the material on curing, for example, styrene. cial uncured silicone potting compound containing a The molar ratio of aliphatically unsaturated radicals vinyl-endblocked dimethylpolysiloxane of 2,000 cs. visin (l) to the silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in (2) can cosity at 25 C., a trimethylsiloxane-end-blocked methylbe an important consideration, and the ratio of these tw hydrogenpolysiloxane containing about 35 SiH groups, a is preferably between 0.67 and 1.5. However, there are terpolymer of (CH SiO instances wherein a balance of these two quantities is unimportant. For example, if a component (1) has an CHFGHSiOl/g average of six aliphatically unsaturated groups per molecule, the use of equal molar amounts of silicon-bonded H3 hydrogen atoms y Well give a cure Whieh 1S tee fight and SiO units, and a catalytic amount (about 5 parts for the d slr 6 d 1156- 111 that e less than an ql per million) of platinum in the form of a solution of molar amount o 5 can aeeefdlngly used to provide chloroplatinic acid; in such proportions that there the desired degree of cure. However, when maximum were approximately equal numbers of ESiH and stability is required, it is best to match the molar quan- ESiCHzCH units present, tities of silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in (2) with the The following inhibitors were added to the above aliphatieally unsaturated Fadleals 1H samples. Films of the above samples were then allowed The compositions of this invention are usable asstable to stand at room temperature, and other films were heated elastomer stocks or potting compounds. Depending in at 100 C., while the remaining portions of the samples part on the volatility of the specific ingredient (4) which were sealed in vials and either allowed to stand at room is chosen for use, one can prepare room temperature or temperature or heated at 100 C. low temperature curing stocks which are relatively stable The results were as follows:

Film at room temp. Film at Heated in 100 0., sealed vial at Amount Stand Stand time to Sealed vial stand at room 100 0., gel Inhibitor (grams) 1 day 3 days cure (min.) temperature time (min.) (a) None Cured..." Cured..-" 10 Ge1iii12 his l 15 (b) (CH );CO OH 0.02 Sticky --d0 No change in3days t 30 0. 10 d0 do. 45 600 0.02 Cured do 15 20 0.10 Sticky do 15 30 CHFCCECH 0.02 Tacky -do.... 30 450 CH3 (g) Same as (f) 0. 10 do -.do 40 600 (h) Phenylacetylene 0.02 do -do 15 315 (i) Phenylacetylene 0.10 Sticky do 15 15 (j) The alcoholysis product of M (CHs)zC-CHECH 0.02 Liquid Sticky 45 No change in 3 days 75 n and trimethoxysilane. (k) Same as 0.10 -.do Liquid 40 do 1 600 (l) CQH5S1(OCH2CECH)3 0.10 .do .do..- 30 N0 gel in3days 100 when enclosed in an air-tight container, or high te-m- EXAMPLE 2 perature vulcanizing stocks which are relatively stable upon exposure to the air at room temperature.

Most of the compositions of this invention can be cured while sealed from the air by heating, if desired.

The compositions of this invention frequently show particularly strong inhibition to cure when dispersed in a volatile diluent, e.g. organic solvents such as xylene,

in its bottle and allowed to stand at room temperature. The gel time in each case was as follows:

Gel time (days) Sealed Inhibitor film bottle (a) Z-ethynylisopropanol- 1 47 (b) 2-ethynylbutane-2-ol. 1 66 (c) 1-hexyne-3-o1 1 14 H O H:

(d) OH3(CH2)3OH(HOECH 2 32 0 H 0 H: C E C H (e) C H, C 2 82 C H: C H: O H

(i) 2,5-dimethyl-3-hexyne-2,5-diol 5 -105 (g) 3,G-dimethylA-octyne-lifi-diol 7 5 32 (h) 2,4,7,Q-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-d1ol 8 32 (i) 3,5-dimethyl-1-hexyne3-ol 2 -105 (i) Ha (j) CH=OC CH- 1 82 an O KO HC OH): 109

C Hz C (l) Dlphenylaeetylene 2 2 l Uncured after 178 days.

EXAMPLE 3 An elastomer stock was formulated from the following ingredients: 100 parts by weight of a vinyl-endblocked silicone gum consisting essentially of 3,3,3-trifluoropropylmethylsiloxane units, 20 parts of a high surface area silica which had been rendered hydrophobic by treatment with sym tris-3,3,3-trifluoropropyltrimethylcyclotrisiloxane in the presence of ammonia, a trace of a solution of chloroplatinic acid in suflicient amount to provide a concentration of about 5 parts per million of platinum, 1.75 parts of and 0.1 part of Z-ethynylisopropanol.

The above elastomer stock was milled, deaerated, and sealed in a container. It remained uncured on storage at room temperature for more than 7 days.

A portion of the elastomer stock was extruded onto a plate as a thin strip and exposed to the air at room temperature. A skin formed on the elastomer stock in about one hour.

A thin strip of the elastomer stock was heated at 150 C. It cured to a strong elastomer in less than one hour.

EXAMPLE 4 A mixture was made of 100 parts by weight of a dimethylvinylsiloxane endblocked dimethylpolysiloxane gum containing 0.142 mol percent of methylvinylsiloxane units, 55 parts of powdered silica having a surface area of 200 m. /gm., 8 parts of a hydroxylated dimethylpolysiloxane fluid, 5 parts of diphenylsilane diol, and 1 part of a methylvinylpolysiloxane fluid.

This mixture was heated for 3 hours at 177 C.

To 100 parts of the above mixture there was added 10 parts of trihydrated aluminum oxide, 1.5 parts of a. fluid copolymer of 1.9 molar parts of (C Hah l m units, 0.1 molar part of (CH SiO units, 4.9 molar parts of (CH SiO units, and 3.1 molar parts of CHKSIiO units, 1 part of a reaction product of chloroplatinic acid and a vinylated organopolysiloxane (about 0.003 part by weight platinum), and 0.25 part of Z-ethynylisopropanol.

The above mixture was sealed from the air. It remained uncured for over a week. The uncured material was then dispersed in 9 times its weight of xylene, and found to remain uncured for several weeks at room temperature.

Upon heating a strip of the mixture in the air at C., it formed a cured elastomer in about 1 hour which had a die B tear strength of p.s.i., a tensile strength of 1250 p.s.i., and an elongation of about 590.

EXAMPLE 5 Si(0S:i H a (3) 0.1 weight percent, based on (1) and (2), of platinized carbon;

(4) 0.5 Weight percent, based on (1) and (2), of

0 H l d CHaOCOHzCHzCECCHzCHrOCHs an (5) 20 weight percent, based on (1) and (2), of carbon black.

B. (1) A diallylmethyl-endblocked polymer containing 50 mol percent of ethylmethylsiloxane units, 5 mol percent of octadecylmethylsiloxane units, 20 mol percent of 2-phenyl-propylmethylsiloxane units, and 25 mol percent of CH3 CH3 01/: i i/I Hs H3 units, having a viscosity of 250,000 cs. at 25 C.;

(2) CH3 CH3 CH3 HSEOSEOSEH 5H3 AH; AH:

(3) 0.01 weight percent, based on the weight of (1) and (2) of the reaction product of chloroplatinic acid and diphenyldimethyldivinyldisiloxane; and

(4) 2 weight percent, based on the weight of (1) and CH3 (HCECS i )0 2 C. (l) A mixture of (a) 40 parts by weight of a dimethylvinylsiloxy-endblocked B cyanoethylmethylpolysiloxane fluid having a viscosity of 900 cs. at 25 C. and (b) 60 parts of a hydroxy endblocked copolymer containing 80 mol percent of chlorophenylmethylsiloxane units and 20 mol percent of tolylvinylsiloxane units having a viscosity of 10,000 cs. at 25 C.;

(3) 0.0005 weight percent, based on the weight of 1) and (2), of chloroplatinic acid; and

(4) 1 weight percent, based on the weight of (1) and of II omooomomozom I or O -B!' Hasio SiCHzCHaSiO SlH2 (3) the catalyst of (C) above; and

(4) 0.5 weight percent, based on the weight of (1) and (2.) of CH (CH CEC-CH E. (1) A copolymer of 99 mol percent of units and 1 mol percent of on, S iCHz units, having a viscosity of 20,000 cs. at C.;

l 1 CH: OHa 5o CH3 (3) The catalyst of (C) above; and 2 weight percent, based on the weight of (l) and (2), of

That which is claimed is:

1. A curable composition comprising (1) an organosilicon polymer having an average of from one to three groups per silicon atom selected from the group consisting of monovalent hydrocarbon radicals, free of acetylenic unsaturation, monovalent halohydrocarbon radicals, free of aliphatic unsaturation, and cyanoalkyl radicals, there being at least one terminally unsaturated monovalent olefin radical per molecule of (1), the remaining valences of the silicon atoms of the said organosilicon polymer being satisfied by selection from the group consisting of divalent oxygen atoms, divalent hydrocarbon radicals, free of acetylenic unsaturation, divalent hydrocarbon ether radicals, free of acetylenic unsautration, and divalent haloarylene radicals, said divalent radicals linking silicon atoms,

(2) an organosilicon compound containing at least one silicon bonded hydrogen atom per molecule, there being in addition an average of up to two groups per silicon atom selected from the group consisting of monovalent hydrocarbon radicals free of aliphatic unsaturation, monovalent halohydrocarbon radicals free of aliphatic unsaturation, and cyanoalkyl radicals, the remaining valences of the silicon atoms being satisfied by groups selected from the group consisting of divalent oxygen atoms, divalent hydrocarbon radicals, free of aliphatic unsaturation, divalent hydrocarbon ether radicals free of aliphatic unsaturation, and divalent haloarylene radicals, said divalent radicals linking silicon atoms, the sum of the average number of terminally unsaturated monovalent olefin radicals per molecule of (1) and the average number of silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule of (2) being greater than 3,

(3) a platinum catalyst in an amount of at least 0.5 part per million of platinum based on the combined weights of (1) and (2), and

(4) an organic compound having a boiling point of at least 25 C. and at least one -CEC group, said organic compound being free of nitrogen, carboxyl, phosphorus, mercapto groups, and carbonyl groups which are alpha to aliphatically unsaturated carbon atoms, there being at least 2 times the moles of --CEC- present as the moles of platinum present.

2. The composition of claim 1 where (4) is an acetylenically unsaturated secondary or tertiary alcohol.

3. The composition of claim 1 where (4) is 2-ethynylisopropanol.

4. The composition of claim 1 where (4) is 3.5-dimethyl-1-heXyne-3-ol.

5. The composition of claim 1 where (4) is isopropenylacetylene.

6. The composition of claim 1 where (4) is 2-ethynylbutaue-Z-ol.

7. The composition of claim 1 where (1) is an organopolysiloxaue having an average of from 1.98 to 2.05 groups per silicon atom which are selected from the group consisting of vinyl, methyl, phenyl, and 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, and having an average of from 2 to 5 vinyl groups per molecule.

8. The composition of claim 1 where (2) is an organopolysiloxane having an average of 3 to silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule.

9. The composition of claim 1 where (3) contains chloroplatinic acid.

10. The composition of claim 1 which contains a silica filler.

11. The composition of claim 1 where ingredient (4) has a boiling point at standard pressure of no more than 250 C.

12. A dispersion of the composition of claim 1 in a volatile diluent.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,970,150 1/1961 Bailey 260-348 3,249,581 5/ 1966 Nelson 2\6037 3,198,766 8/1965 Nitzsche 26046.5

MORRIS LIEBMAN, Primary Examiner.

I. L. JACOBS, Assistant Examiner.

US. Cl. X.R. 26046.5 

